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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1949-12-19I MINUTES of 44 1 1 It 1 Council Chamber, City Hall Huntington Beach, California Monday, December 19, 1949 Mayor Greer called the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 7:30 o'clock P.M. Members present: LeBard, Wood,Seabridge, Langenbeck, Greer Members absent: None Applications On motion by Wood seconded by Le0ard the following for license: applications for license to conduct business in the City of Huntington Beach, was granted: Donaldson Glass Company, 2135 W. 15th Street, Long Beach 13, California, wholesale glass, wheel -tax. Alamitos Termite & Fungus Repair Company, 4581 Green Avenue, Los Alamitos, California, termite control. Morgan Linen Service, 408 No. Birch Street, Santa Ana, Cali- fornia, linen service. White Wholesale Company, 121 Linden Avenue, Long Beach, Cali- fornia, tobaccos and candy, wheel -tax. Pacific 'American Oil Company, 1241 E. Burnett Street, Long Beach, California, oil well production service. Twentieth Century Lites, Inc., servicing and installation of neon displays. Pacific Neon Lite, P. 0. Box 444, Costa Mesa, California, neon signs contractor. Mrs. Leo A. Carey, 311 Grant Street, Santa Ana, California, retail candy store, at 104 Main Street. Clean-up On motion by Seabridge seconded by Wood that the re - bond - O.L. Bolton quest of Chris H. King for release of liability under Bond #324058 of Glens Falls Insurance Company for 0. L. Bolton cover- ing well Lambert #1, on Lots 26 and 28, Block 321, Huntington Beach, in lieu of blanket bond #963241, Indemnity Insurance Com- pany of North America, which includes Bonds #324058, was approved. Clean-up On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Seabridge that the bond - Bernstein recommendation of Harry A. Overmyer, City Engineer, for release of liability of clean-up bond covering well of Sam Bernstein, located on Lots 1 and 3. Block 213, Huntington Beach, was ap- proved. D.R,J ohnson The City Clerk .read communication from D. M. Blossom, services - terminated Chief of Police, advising the City Council that the services of Officer Delmar R.Johnson, with the Police Department as a SO Page #2. Minutes = December 19, 1949 special officer, working during vacations, terminated as of December 15, 1949• Ted Bartlett- On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Seabridge that the request dirt strip on Ocean request of Ted W. Bartlett, President of the Huntington Beach Ave. be disced Chamber of Commerce, requesting that the City Council consider the cleaning -up of Ocean Avenue, from Ninth Street to the Westerly city limits, more specifically the dirt strip on the Ocean side of Ocean Avenue, should be disced, as was the case last year, be referred to the Streets and Parks Committee, was approved: Diehl & Co. The City Clerk read a letter from Diehl and Company, Quarterly -Audit Certified Public Accountants, reporting to the City Council that the quarterly examination of the accounts and records of the City of Huntington Beach for a three months period ending September 30, 1949, has been completed in accordance with past audit procedure. T.B.Talbert - The City Clerk read a letter received from T. B. Talbert, offer to buy portion of real estate operator of 219 Main Street,advising the City Council 52 acres that he has a client who has made an offer of $6,000.00 cash for the purchase of the triangular piece of property in the northwest corner of the city owned 52 acres, and enclosed a check in the amount of $600.00 in evidence of good faith and requested the City Council to consider the sale of the property and to furnish a grant deed and policy of title and insurance, showing the prop- erty free and clear of all incumberances except the usual reser- vations and restrictions. Talbert offer On motion by Seabridge seconded by LeBard that the offer rejected ' of T. B. Talbert of $6, 000.00 cash for the purchase of the tri- angular piece -in the northwest corner of the city owned 52 acres, be rejected inasmuch as the City has spent approximately $7,000.00 to fill the -tract, and instructed the City Clerk to return the deposit to T. B. Talbert and to thank him for his interest in de- siring to purchase the property, was approved. Contract - On motion by L_angenbeck seconded by Seabridge that the Shannahan, Inc. City Attorney be instructed to prepare a contract between the City of Huntington Beach and Shannahan, Incorporated, for the contract awarded for the repair of the Municipal Pier and Deck, authorized and/the City Clerk and Mayor to execute the contract, was approved. 0 40 1 Page #3. Minutes - December 19, 1949 Bonds of On motion by Seabridge seconded by Wood that the faith- Shannahan appr. ful performance and labor and material bonds of the General .Casualty Company of America in behalf of Shannahan, Incorporated, and approved for form by the City Attorney, be accepted, was approved. Demands On motion by LeBard seconded by Wood that the demands as approved by the Finance Committee be ordered paid, was approved. Right of way On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Seabridge that maps - Huntington the City Engineer be instructed to prepare the necessary maps Avenue covering the right of way required for the prolongation of Huntington Avenue from Atlanta Avenue to Coast Highway #101, as shown on the portion of Streets and Highways Maps adopted by the City Council and instructed the City Attorney to pre- pare the grant deeds covering the right of way necessary in accordance with map to be prepared by the City Engineer for the prolongation of Huntington Avenue from Atlanta Avenue to Highway #101, was -approved. Public hear= Mayor Greer announced that this was the date and hour ing -'Amend. Distr.Ord. for the public hearing to be held by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach as published in the Huntington Beach News, December 8th, 1949, relative to the question of amend- ing the Districting Ordinance in certain particulars. No protests The City Clerk reported that there had been no verbal or written protests received regarding the question of amend- ing the Districting Ordinance in certain particulars. Hearing Mayor Greer asked if there was anyone in the audience closed that wished to discuss or protest the question of amending the District Ordinance in certain particulars, as published in the Huntington Beach News, December 8th, 1949. There being no protest filed or made by anyone in the audience the Mayor declared the hearing closed. Ord.#556- On motion by Langenbeck seconded by LeBard that the first reading Amends Distr. City Clerk make the first reading of Ordinance No. 556, an Ord. ordinance amending Ordinance No. 495, the Districting Ordi- nance of the City of Huntington Beach, California, was approved. The City Clerk gave Ordinance No. 556, an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 495 the Districting Ordinance of the 0. Page #4. ' Minutes - December 19, 1949 City of Huntington Beach, California, entitled an ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach, California, establishing dis- tricts within the City of Huntington Beach and describing regulations governing the use of land, the use and heights of buildings and structures, the open spaces around said build- ings and structures and the proportion of lots which may be covered in the various districts, prohibiting certain uses and certain types of buildings and structures in certain dis- tricts, adopting a map of said districts, describing and de- fining certain terms used herein and providing for the enforce- ment of amending hereof, repealing certain ordinances or parts of ordinances which may conflict herewith and -describing the penalty for violation hereof, its first reading. County Tax On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Wood that the City delinquent lots Attorney and the Administrative Officer be authorized to check into the County records and prepare the necessary information and costs to acquire the County interests in tax delinquent lots in the City of'Huntington Beach, for the purpose of pur- chasing the County interests, and report their findings to the City Council, was approved. City Council to On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Seabridge that the meet with Recr. Commission City Clerk contact the Recreation Commission of the City of Huntington Beach and make arrangements for the City Council to meet with the Recreation Commission at an ear;y date, was approved. J.J .Swigart Co. City Engineer Overmyer reported to the City Council resurfacing that the John J. Swigart Company had made an informal quota- tion for the plant -mix resurfacing of Lincoln to Memphis from Huntington Avenue at $4.00 per ton and Lake to Alabama from Memphis at $4.95 per ton. On motion by Langenbeck seconded by Seabridge that the City Engineer be authorized to proceed with the plant mix surfacing in accordancd with proposal of the John J. Swigart Company for the plant -mix surfacing of Lincoln to Memphis from Huntington Avenue and Lake to Alabama from Memphis, was approved. 1 L i 49 24 IC �c C - Page #5• Minutes - December 19, 1949 On motion by LeBard seconded by Langenbeck the regu- lar meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach adjourned. Clerk and ex-officio Cltrk of he City of Huntington Beach City Council, Huntington Beach, California of-1'